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Boost Smartphone Battery Life

Today's smartphones are energy-sucking devices that can rarely go for a day or two without charging. I fondly remember my Nokia 6210 that could go a business week without needing a charge, but enough of the reminiscing. If you do have a thirsty smartphone (or you get one for Christmas) and you find that the battery lets you down, you

Toddy Smart Cloth

Since the finger became the input device of choice, I've spent more time polishing my smartphone and tablet than I care to admit. I usually use whatever is handy but I know that this isn't always a good idea - cotton can be more abrasive than you think and there's nothing worse than a grain of sand caught in the

Sennheiser Brings New Earphones to CES

Sennheiser today announced that it would be presenting its latest in-ear headphones, the IE 60 and IE 80, at CES in January. Extending the Professional line, the new models build on Sennheiser's experience in the music business and are aimed at audio enthusiasts who want the best possible sound quality from MP3 players and smartphones. “The IE 60 and IE

O2 Offers 12 Month Smartphone Lease

In a change to the mobile phone contract status quo, UK mobile telco O2 has announced a 12 month smartphone leasing service. For £55 per month, you get a 16 GB smartphone, 750 minutes, unlimited text, a paltry 500 MB of data and insurance. Allegedly unique in the UK market, both consumers and business will be able to take advantage of

HP Gives WebOS To Open Source

In a surprise move, HP has announced that it will give WebOS to the open source community while continuing to support and develop the platform. HP believes that the combination of the superb WebOS platform combined with open source innovation and corporate support from HP, will foster innovation, creating a compelling user experience. “WebOS is the only platform designed from

Little Printer: Cute Device, Not Very Green

London company BERG announced a new product available in 2012. It's called the Little Printer. This is a cube shaped device that sits on your table, and prints out lists, Facebook comments, stock quotes and a lot more. It would make a great receipt printer or bookmark maker for people that still have books, but is this little thermal printer

Move Over Siri, Make Way For Iris

Android users feeling a bit left out after the release of the iPhone 4s and its Siri personal voice assistance technology, listen up. There's a new Android female voice assistant in town and her name is Iris. That's right, Iris is Siri spelled backwards. Like Siri, the Iris app for Android has a big blue button located at the bottom